Measuring Care: Gender, Empowerment, and the Care Economy

Nancy Folbre

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2006, vol. 7, issue 2, 183-199

Abstract: How should “care” be defined and measured in ways that enhance our understanding of the impact of economic development on women? This paper addresses this question, suggesting several possible approaches to the development of indices that would measure gender differences in responsibility for the financial and temporal care of dependents.

Keywords: Gender; Care; Empowerment; Dependents; Unpaid work; Time use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1080/14649880600768512

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